BL-Add.Mss46414Draft:
1886Autograph draft for "Bad Times" (1886). Vol. I (ff. 280). 'Bad Times', published 1886, a rewritten version of an essay submitted by Wallace for a prize of 100 gns. offered in 1885 by Messrs. Pears for the best essay on 'The Present Depression of Trade'; viz.:- (1) Pag

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BL-Add.Mss46415-46417Draft:
1885--1888Autograph draft for "Darwinism" (1889). Vols. II-IV (ff. 279, 269, 316). 'Darwinism', published April 1889. According to a note on 46415, f. 1, the work was written between the end of 1885 and November 1888. Autograph, apparently sent to the printer although some alterations and additions are found in the printed text. Preface, index, etc., wanting. Paginated first by Wallace in chapters, excluding a flyleaf to each chapter and then by the printer in two series, viz.: 46415, f. 1- 46417, f. 66, 1- 602, and 46417, ff. 65-316, 1-245.

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BL-Add.Mss46418-46419Draft:
1898Autograph draft for "The Wonderful Century" (1898). Vols. V, VI (ff.249, 231). 'The Wonderful Century', first version published 1898. Insertions in the printed text suggest that this MS. was completed before 18 Feb. 1898. Preface, etc., index, and chapter 18, 'Vaccination a Delusion, its Penal Enforcement a Crime', are wanting; a note in Wallace's hand on 46419, f. 126, directs the printer to set up Chapter 18 from a pamphlet, presumably that produced by Wallace in 1897. Autograph draft showing revision and rearrangement by the author and printer's marks.

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BL-Add.Mss46420-46421Draft:
1903Autograph draft for "Man's Place in the Universe" (1903). Vols. VII, VIII (ff. 263, 285). 'Man's Place in the Universe', published 1903. Footnotes added to the printed text indicate that the present MS. was complete before March 1903; the text was further revised before publication. Preface, index, etc., and star maps found at end of printed book are wanting. Autograph with corrections and revisions, except for 46420, ff. 62-66, 176-178, which are typewritten extracts from the revised edition (1903) of 'The Wonderful Century', and 46421, ff. 246, 247, which are printed diagrams.

BL-Add.Mss46422-46427Draft:
1905Autograph draft for "My Life" (1905). Vols. IX - XIV (ff. 360, 333 , 332, 343, 348, 219). 'My Life, a Record of Events and Opinions', Wallace's autobiography published in 2 vols., 1905. The text is in substantial agreement with the printed version save for corrections of style, the insertion of matter relating to the illustrations, and some minor alterations. Preface, index, etc., and illustrations are wanting. Autograph, except for 46423, f. 327, and typescript (46423, ff. 111-148, 46424, ff. 186-196, 46426, ff. 118-123) and printed (46423, f. 324, 46425, ff. 69-70, 46426, ff. 125-127, 170-173, 177-179 ) passages. Paginated by the author in separate chapters (excluding the flyleaf to each chapter) and by the printer in two series 46422, f. 45 - 46425, f. 1, as 35-1074, and 46425, f. 2 - 46427, f. 173, as 15-872; the division is not that of the two volumes of the printed text. Other printer's marks occur.

BL-Add.Mss46429-46431Draft:
1910Autograph draft for The World of Life" (1910). Vols. XVI-XVIII (ff. 367, 317, 299). 'The World of Life' , published 1910. Autograph draft showing signs of revision by the author and printer's marks, apparently completed between summer 1909 and November 1910. The text was further revised between the completion of this draft and publication. Title-page, index, etc., preface, lists of contents and illustrations, are wanting, as are figures 1, 2 and 8, which are all taken from unpublished photographs of Malaya and the E. Indies.

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BL-Add.Mss46432-46433Draft:
1890--1908Autograph drafts. Vols. XIX, XX (ff. 345, 337). Contributions to periodicals, etc., 1890-1908, some of which were reprinted with minor corrections and insertions and with the addition of illustrations and sub-headings in Studies Scientific and Social, 2 vols., 1900 (hereafter Studies). Except where noted the articles bear printer's marks; occasional additions and corrections were made in proof. Where possible dates of composition have been deduced from internal evidence.

BM-Am1935,1014.11Miscellaneous:
1842Comb made of wood, thread, cane. Obtained by A.R. Wallace in the Amazons. Donated by Miss Wallace and W.G. Wallace in 1935. Register information: 'These objects were collected by Alfred Russel Wallace, O.M., the donor's father …in 1859".

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BM-Am1935,1014.12Miscellaneous:
1842Axe made of stone. Obtained by A.R. Wallace in the Amazon. Donated by Miss Wallace and W.G. Wallace in 1935. Register information: 'These objects were collected by Alfred Russel Wallace, O.M., the donor's father …in 1859".

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BM-AN807666001Miscellaneous:
1858Wooden float for turtle spear, carved in the form of a bird. Length 27 cm. Obtained by A.R. Wallace at Batanta, Raja Ampat Islands, New Guinea. Donated by Miss Wallace and W.G. Wallace in 1935. Register information: 'These objects were collected by Alfred Russel Wallace, O.M., the donor's father …in 1859".

BM-Oc1935,1014.7Miscellaneous:
1858Beater (for clay) made of wood. Obtained by A.R. Wallace in Dorey, New Guinea. This object has an ornate pattern carved onto three surfaces. This is not a beater (ie not used to shape the pot) but is used to impress designs onto the surface of the pot (see Wallace). Figd in A.R. Wallace's, "Malay Archipelago" (1869), Vol. II, p.324. Donated by Miss Wallace and W.G. Wallace in 1935. Register information: 'These objects were collected by Alfred Russel Wallace, O.M., the donor's father ...in 1859".

NHM-WP01.001Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace William Greenell, Sharpe Mr, Campbell John Douglas Sutherland1889--1911Letters to William Greenell Wallace (Approximately 180 letters, some with enclosures, and 2 postcards, from Alfred Russel Wallace to his son William Wallace. Enclosures include letters, sketch maps and plans, and a press-cutting. There is also 1 sheet of lined paper folded and written on two sides in an unknown hand with notes on the contents of some of the letters (see WP1/1/152). Letters from Alfred Russel Wallace are typically addressed "My dear Willie" or "My dear Will" and typically signed "your affectionate Papa". Letters are generally in date order though some added later are out of sequence including 52 letters previously loose or arranged by subject, almost certainly by or for James Marchant c. 1915; these records have been put in date order at the end of the sequence, see WP1/1/153-201. Notes: The letters were in a small, non-archival box when delivered to the Museum. Only the label, which may have some historical value, has been kept. See old ref WP1/1/139. The letters have been placed in acid-free folders as a bundle. Many letters were numbered by Mrs Richard Wallace some time in the 1990s, roughly in date order. These numbers have been noted here. To assist locating and listing, I have numbered ALL the pieces in pencil IN BRACKETS, on the top right hand front corner where possible. The old and new numbers do not necessarily coincide. There is one blank record (WP1/1/88) P J Lucas, December 2002 and July 2003).

NHM-WP01.001.019Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Violet Isabel?, Macdonald Miss, King & Co1892.12.22Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Parkstone, Dorset, 22 Dec 1892 re arrival of William's medal and certificate (possibly from the Society of Electrical Engineers?), sending them on to him to show people at Hurst, letter from William's Portsmouth friend will be sent on also; A. R. Wallace's preference for the head of Galvani or some other electrical scientist rather than the Prince of Wales on the medal; William's progress at work; Miss McDonald arriving for Christmas; sister Violet's career prospects; William's return to Charlton; King & Co's (Scufi?) Album (stamp album?) not yet out. Place: Dorset Hurst Berkshire England Charlton West Sussex Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand:18

NHM-WP01.001.027Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Violet Isabel?, Gurney Mr, Carter Mr, Tebb Mr., Swinton A C1900.11.16Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Parkstone, Dorset, 16 Nov 1900 with instructions to view "The Grange", Beaconsfield, if possible with his sister Violet; enclosing viewing order, a map and a letter from Mr Gurney (none of these present), with instructions for journey by train or bicycle; price of £30,000 may be too high for Carter but Tebb, Swinton or others may invest. Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's

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NHM-WP01.001.028Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Violet Isabel?, MacAlpine G A, Schulz family, Blatchford Robert ("Nunquam"),1899.01.06Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Parkstone, Dorset, Jan 6 1899 re William's letter of December 16th (1898?) and his plans for winter in America, advice to go south to New Mexico; comments on his news of Mac; Mac's coal-measuring machine; plans for electric tram from Bournemouth to Poole, A. R. Wallace objects to line through Parkstone; no electric light at Parkstone; damage to garden when drains connected; disadvantages of growing under glass; American papers "Coming Nation", "American Fabian" and "The Commonwealth"; "The Clarion", McGinnis, Robert Blatchford; plans to start work in about a years time on new edition of "Wonderful Century" and to start autobiography soon; Violet at the Schulz's, enclosing some verses by her and a card from her showing villages near Pössneck (neither present). Place: America Bournemouth Dorset England Poole Pössneck Germany Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: (226?)

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NHM-WP01.001.029Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell1900.11.17Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Parkstone, Dorset, 17 Nov 1900 re viewing "The Grange" (at Beaconsfield) near Amersham with his sister and mother, with details of journey, price of land per acre and opinion on suitability; instructions to report on size of rooms, water supply and position; asking for first name of Mr Gurney; possibility of A. R. Wallace himself going to view; William's coat. Place: Dorset Amersham Buckinghamshire England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand:27

NHM-WP01.001.031Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Violet, Gurney Mr1900.11.26Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Parkstone, Dorset, 29 Nov 1900, re inspection of a house (The Grange) near Amersham with a view to buying, enclosing pencil drawing of plan of house, headed: "The Grange, Beaconsfield". Place: Dorset England Amersham Beaconsfield Notes: Two folios (5 pages) and plan of house on small sheet of lined paper. First folio Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 29, annotated in pencil in an unknown hand: househunting.

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NHM-WP01.001.032Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Carter Mr, Swinton A C1900.12.05Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Parkstone, Dorset, 5 Dec 1900 re William's new and better position with a "decent and liberal firm"; sending some of his goods including clothes, advice to buy some cellulose collars and cuffs; enclosing letter (not present) from Mr Davies who wants supporters in preserving Godalming Old Market Place and is interested in William's Rowan fields; fears they may lose "The Grange" through lack of investors with enough money, the owner having refused an offer of £14,000, Carter to view property, need to seek a builder with large capital. Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 30

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NHM-WP01.001.033Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Maxwell James Clerk, Garnett Mr, MacAlpine G A1900.03.06Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Parkstone, Dorset, 6 Mar 1901 re writing new edition (of "Wonderful Century"?) with instructions for William in correction of Ms; chapters on electricity; transmission of power, Niagara falls; Clerk-Maxwell theory; electric light; will send chapters on Radiation and Chemistry to a Mr Garnett who pointed out errors in first edition; new chapters to be written on astronomy including cosmic theory; unable to find a good (wood)cut of an early post-chaise with postillion, can William help; no need to send ms to Mac if a suitable expert in Newcastle. Place: Dorset Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear England Niagara Falls Ontario Canada USA Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 31

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NHM-WP01.001.034Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan1900.09.22Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Parkstone, Dorset, 22 Sep 1900 re Sherlock Holmes story serialised in Strand (Magazine), thanks William for part 2, speculates on development of plot; now looking for houses nearby, (Bingo?) has been looking on his behalf; recovering from recent ill-health. Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 32. Small sheet of white paper, possibly torn from a larger one.

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NHM-WP01.001.035Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Mitten Flora1901.11.15Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Parkstone, Dorset, 15 Nov 1901 re alteration of a closet (in the newly purchased property "Old Orchard"?) to create a deep window sill for plants, enclosing tracing (not present), alterations to ground-plan of house with details; inspection of "Old Orchard" with aunt Flora; details of garden; engagement of a gardener and men to make road and fence; builder Mr Curtis, Carter's head manager, lent to advise on design and building; hopes working drawings ready by Christmas; details of plans for sub-contracting, payment, and suppliers of materials. Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 33. Check details of loose tracings, one may be the enclosure